Quote Originally Posted by lagstronaut
the only thing i take comfort in during this is knowing the truth, and learning how to be a proper parent. if there's ever a way to make sure you turn out to be a good mom or dad, why does it have to be because you know exactly what NOT to do? at least my kids will have a better childhood because of what i've gone through, and i hope you can say the same thing too
I've found that to be a common response from people who've had bad parents.
I get kind of scared when I think about this, becuase my mother herself had an abusive childhood, and that train of thought caused a lot of the bad parenting due to her neurotic behavior of trying to force the opposite of what she expirienced. I honestly have no idea how to be a parent, and I don't think I should ever bring children into this world. I'd like to be an uncle who's not really an uncle though. That would make me happy.